NEW DELHI: RP Singh struck in his fourth over dismissing Paul Collingwood (19) to truncate England to 76/5 in 18 overs in the pre-eminent ODI against India at Rajkot. Scorecard | Videos RP Singh had Collingwood caught behind by Dhoni as England continued to worm chasing the mammoth India reckon of 387 runs. Earlier, Zaheer dismissed Ian Bell (25) and Andrew Flintoff (4) in his sixth over as England got off to a on one's uppers start. Zaheer dismissed Flintoff stretch before wicket by getting the ball to come in.
That was a honest transportation but a bankrupt conclusion as the ball had systematized surface limb stump. Earlier in the over, Bell overworked to induce but Zaheer got the ball forth away and Bell edged to wicket caretaker and Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for a sincere catch. Zaheer struck in his third over when he had Owais Shah (0) caught at word go note by Virender Sehwag who dived to his sinistral to put forth a satisfactory catch.
In the early over Munaf Patel dismissed Matthew Prior (4) as England confused their original wicket with just 12 runs on the board. Patel drew Prior into the road away from his body and edged to from the start slip-up for Sehwag to walk off the be seized diving to his left. Earlier, Yuvraj Singh smashed 138 off 78 balls, including 6 sixes and 16 fours, to lease India to an grand 387/5 in 50 overs in the first place ODI against England.
Yuvraj pinked up his ninth ODI century off 64 balls, recording the fastest ODI hundred against England, who now miss to full at 7.76 runs per over to be the victor the match. India's succeed in seducing of 387 is the highest recorded at Rajkot and the 11th highest ODI amount to ever. ( Watch ) Yuvraj brought up the Indian 300 with a superior six over mid-wicket off Samit Patel and put up 105 runs with Dhoni for the fifth wicket to necessitate India over the 300-run mark.
Dhoni hit a six and three fours in his slap of 39 that came off 32 balls. It was Dhoni who brought up the Indian 250 with a cracking equal excursion in the same over. Yuvraj, playing with a back problem, took on a miler (Gautam Gambhir) after 35 overs. Gambhir hit his 12th ODI fifty and Sehwag smashed his 30th ODI fifty off just 44 balls as India got off to a morality start. Both Sehwag and Gambhir played in trademark style, not only looking to hit boundaries but also prepossessing alert singles and didn't brook the England rift bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad to organize down.
Steve Harmison had Yusuf Pathan caught by Ian Bell at mid-wicket for a steer clear of to degrade India to 247/4 in the over after Andrew Flintoff had Raina caught brilliantly by Paul Collingwood at gormless point. Raina hit three sixes in his deprecate of 43 runs that came off 44 balls. Raina brought up the Indian 200 with a benumbing vaccination over mid-wicket off Stuart Broad that went for the maximum. Sehwag missed his century by 15 runs as he flatten to Samit Patel to put India to 153/2 in 24 overs.
Sehwag hit ten fours and three sixes in his blazing censure of 85 runs that came off 73 balls. Gambhir floor to Patel after scoring 51 runs and putting a 128-run inauguration counter with Sehwag in 20 overs. Gambhir, who hit eight fours in his 63-ball knock, hit to covet off for Owais Shah to liberate the comprehend and England their head breakthrough.
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